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Former PSV players Mark van Bommel and Ji-Sung Park are among the 21 nominees for the UEFA Club Football Awards. The winners will be announced in Monaco on 25 August, when the Champions League group stage draw will be conducted as well. Most Valuable Player of the 2004-2005 Champions League campaignPark made a move to Manchester United at the end of last season and Van Bommel left PSV for Barcelona. The emphasis will obviously be on the award of the UEFA Most Valuable Player of the 2004-2005 Champions League campaign, but, apart from that, the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward will also be announced. Vítor Bahia, Ricardo Carvalho and Deco, all players of last season’s UCL winner Porto, claimed the awards last year. The best forward award was awarded to an outsider: Fernando Morientes (AS Monaco). So two former PSV players have now been shortlisted and are in contention for the Most Valuable Player award. The nomineesKeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool).Defends: Cafu (Milan), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea).Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayern), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Kaká (AC Milan), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Mark van Bommel (PSV).Forwards: Adriano (Inter), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Ji-Sung Park (PSV), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Andrej Sjevtsjenko (AC Milan).
